Washbasin construction



- s. laf-ASHFORD WASHBASIN CONSTRUCTION Jan, 13, 1925.

Filed May 9, 192s Patented Jan. 1?, 192.5.,

STANLEY B. ASEEGBD, Of?

e man EEDDGCK. NORTE-I DAKOTA.

' "WASHBASEN CGNSTRUCTON.

Application filed May 9, 1823.

To all lwhom t may concern:

Be it known that l, STANLEY B. Asi-I- FORD, a citizen of the United States. residing at Maddock, in the county of Benson and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WashbasinConstructions, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to improvements in wash basins or analogous receptacles, and is particularly directed to improve ments in the control of drain valves thereof.

rlhe primarv object of this invention is the provision of valve means for controlling the maintenance of water within or the drain of water from a basin embodying novel valve features which will permit of the drain of water in convenient manner and without the necessity of reaching into the water to remove a drain plug.

A further object of this invention is the provision of drain valve control means for receptacles, such as wash basins, and which will afford a convenient, practical, relatively simple and positive feature of valve regulation, which may be effected eXteriorly of the basin, and which may be so constructed as to dispense with the necessity of providing an overflow in the basin.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent during the course of the followingl detailed description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a cross sectional view, taken through the basin and the drain fitting connected thereto, showing more particularly the improved drain valve or plug as used in connection therewith.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view, taken through the valve adjusting means.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, showing details of the construction of the valve means.

ln the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown but the preferred embodiment of this invention, the letter A may generally designatea basin or other receptacle, in connection with which a drain fitting B may be used, and having associated therewith means C em- Serial No. 637,774.

bodying a control valve, and means for controlling the same.

Referring to the construction of the itting B, the same preferably comprises an outlet extension 10, providing a passageway 11 therethrough, and which is adapted for disposal within the passageway 12 of a basin extension 13 as to depend from the basin. The upper end 11i may be suitably flanged, illustrated in Figures 1 and 4f. of the drawings, and attached at the inner surface of the basin about the opening 12 therein. The exterior screw threads 15 are annularly provided about the outlet extension 10 immediately7 below the lower surface of the basin projection 13, adapted for detachably receiving the enlarged valve or drain chamber 16 as through a screw threaded opening 17 inwardly of the top thereof, and whereby the reduced lower portion of the outlet extension 10 may depend into the enlarged chamber 18 provided by the drain casing or housing 16. A packing 2O of any approved construction may be provided intermediate the facing surfaces of the basin projections 13 and the top of the casing 16 to provide a leak proof connection.

The depending end of the outlet eXtension extends axially inwardly of the top of the casing 16, in spaced relation to the inner surfaces of the casing 16 and for a distance approximately one-half the length of the chamber 18. rl`he lower end of the outlet 10 is. of course, open and adapted for receiving the valve head 25 for cooperation thereagainst, as will be subsequently described. The enlarged chamber 18 of the drain casing 16 thas not only extends below the drain out-let 10 but upwardly circnmferentially thereabout. he casing 16, at its lower end, may provide al reduced annular exteriorly screw threaded neck 27, adapted for detachably receiving a packing and clamping nut construction 28 whereby the ordinary drain conduit 29 may be clamped thereto to provide a` leak proof connection, substantially as is illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings.

Titeferring to the means C for the regulation of water in the basin A, the same preferably includes the valve head 25, which may be cup shaped, providing a recess 30 inwardly of the top thereof for detachably 'a relatively short distance being screw threaded, as at '1140, upon its tree end, substantially asis illustrated in Figure 3 et the drawings.

T-he'nieans C also includes an operating rod42, which is provided at an end thereof with `an enlarged ball Llei, adapted lier pivotal disposition ina socket opening provided in an entern'ally screw threaded extension lformed as -a part off t-he drain casing 16, and `adapted tor pivotal disposition in said socket a'gainstliability of displacement by means of aV packing nut 50, which is termed to accommodate the operating rod 42, to permit the oscillatory act-ion thereof in a vertical plane, This ball lst is provided with a screw threaded socket 51, radially inwardly therefrom opposite to the rod 1i-2, tor detachablyreceiving the screw threaded cnd Ll0 ot thervalve steml BQtherein. The operating handle orrod oft the valve head '25 is thus observed to be pivoted'at a point upon the'ca'sing 16, considerably above the oiitl'et'end ot the part lOwhich'ext'ends into the drain compartment oi' the casing 16` and which construction is provided so that "drain water will ordinarily flow direct from y the drain compartment 18 .into the dra-in conduitI '29, without rising 'to the level of the ball and socket pivot construction ot the Valve.

ln connection with the valve i'od l2, novel means is provided as part oit the control means C, tor n'iaintaining the valve in a Apred'eterniiued position. ilrirelierably includes a cylindrical casing or rllllis means G0 lube '(31, which at itsy upper end may be provided with an annular lflange 62, adapted 'lor connection in any"approved manner to the [bottom surface oit tliei annular basin vl of the dra-wings lian-ge Geh'so that safid tube or casing 61 may `-vertically depend at the side et the basin ,substa.iitia.lly as is illustrate'diin Figure gs, The valve handle 42 ex- Lten'ds in an irregular formation t'roin vits pivoty end to the casing 61, and extends into spiral compression spring 67 is provided attached. to tl'iecasing 61, torv regulating the Vralveand its' valve rodas to position.` This latch iiieinber TO includes aV portionY 71, wliic` is attached atits lower end eXteriorly vuponthe casing 61 and at its upper end yieldably extendswthrough an opening 72 into theconipartment 7of the tubular casing (il, rlhe latch 7,0 also includes afsubstantial` horizontal linger engaging portion 74,

integral `with the portion 71 at the end of the latter which extends into the casing 61, and which hes-for the most part'exterioiily ling his or her finger therebeneath and drawing upwardly or outwardlyV may flex the latch 7() as tok entirely withdraw'thefsame iii-om the opening '72.

Reiei'riiig'to the operation of the valve mechanism oithisinvention, if it'isthe desire et a person to run a Vquantity of water into theY basin A.,^the lateh-men'rber 70 is drawn outwardly, as yabove mentioned, so that the spring 67, normally under compressioii,oper'at`es upon 'the Av'valve rod l2 and moves the same into the position illustrated in Figure2 or' the 'drawings for. closing the valve 25 over the outlet `end kofthe exten-- sion pipe 1'0, and whereby water'rmay be suspended in the basin compartment. it is to be noted that when in this closed position,

Vthe inwardly extending end of the latch member is disposedtransverselybetween adjacent convolutions 'of thesp'ring 67, in` tern'iediate its ends, so that ap'ort-i'on 67 of the spring, intermediate the rod Yfl2-and inwardly extending end of the 'latch 7TO is tree to be furthe-r compresse-d should the valve rod 4t2 be further elevated. The coinpression of this portion 67a of thespring 67 is sufcient to maintain 'the valve rv25 in l'closed position under weight of a normal body of water in the basin A. However, if the Iquantity of Water in the basin AV becomes `vexcessive-and threatensitooverflow the top of the basin, the springportion G7 incident to the weight of the eXcessive-body-oi kwater will be further compressed by iaetion of the valve rod 4:2 thereagainst, andthebody of water willmove the valve head 25 open, or out of'seati-ng relationwith the `outletend of the pipe portion 10,` so thataportion of the water may drain outof the basin to prevent overflow therefrom. It is Ythus obvious that the necessity of providing an ci" the casing 61, whereby a.` person ,by placoverflow for the basin A is done away with, as this valve action is automatic and will permit but a normal quantity of water to remain in the basin, notwithstanding the flow of water into said basin.

When it is desired to drain the waste water from the basin A, the operator need only pull the latch 70 from the path of the spring 67 and incident to weight of water Within the basin A acting upon the valve 25, the valve rod l2 will act upon the spring 67, compressing the same to permit the drain of the water from the basin outlet tube lO past the valve 25. After the water has been drained from the basin, t-he spring 67 will automatically close the valve head 25.

From the foregoing description of this invention it is apparent that a wash basin construction has been provided embodying control means for water inlet and outlet with respect thereto, which is practical, positive in operation, sanita-ry, and which facilitates the handling ot' waste water.

Various changes in the shape, size and arrange-ment of parts may be made to the form of invention herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

l. In a device of the class described, the combination with a basin, of an outlet tube connected to said basin, a drain conduit receiving the outlet tube therein in spaced relation therewith, a Valve for the outlet end oi said tube, a valve stem connected to said valve extending upwardly from said valve in the space intermediate the outlet tube and drain conduit for pivotal connection to the conduit at a point above the outlet end ol' the outlet tube, a rod tor operating said valve extending exteriorly of said drain conduit from the pivot point of the valve stem, a spring easing having the. outer end port-ion of said rod slida-ble longitudinally therein, a spring in said casing normally holding the rod at one end ot the easing with the valve closed and a latch entering said spring casing for engaging the spring intermediate the length thereor1 when the valve is closed and for engaging the rod when the valve is open and retaining the valve in an open position.

2. In a device ot the class described, the combination with a wash basin having an outlet opening therein, a valve for said outlet opening, an operating rod for said valve, a casing reciprocably receiving the movable end ot the valve rod therein, a spring in said casing normally under compression to act upon said rod whereby to close the valve, and a latch member carried by the casing adapted either to support said valve rod when the valve is open or cooperate intermediate the ends of the spring whereby the part ot said spring intermediate said latch and valve rod may be compressed by an eX- eessive quantity of water within the basin acting upon said valve to open said valve for drain o't any excess water in said basin therefrom.

3. ln a device ot' the class described, the combination of a basin, otl an outlet tube ronnected to the basin, a drain casing receiving the outlet tube therein, a valve for the outlet tube, a valve stem carried by the valve. and extending upwardly therefrom within the drain casing for pivotal connection to the casing at a pointupwardly of the outlet end oi said outlet tube, an operating rod exteriorly of said drain casing for movement ot said valve and valve stem, a cylindrieal shaped casing attached at an outer edge ot' said basin and having a slot therein into which the free moving end of said operating rod extends, a spring under conipression operating within said cylindrical casing` and upon the free end of said operating rod to normally urge said rod into such position that the valve will be closed against said outlet tube, a latch member resiliently connected to said spring casing having an end thereof' normally entering said casing whereby the same may receive the tree end ot the operating rod thereon to suspend the valve in open position, said latch being adapted ior manual operation whereby the compression spring may move said operating rod for closing the valve, said latch upon being released when the valve closed entering said spring casing whereby but a short length of said spring intermediate the latch and the operating rod is tree to be compressed under weight of excess quantity ot' water within the basin to open the valve for liow ot any excess wa ter from .said basin.

STANLEY B. ASHFORD. 

